Alan's 'How to' for September

Storing winter vegetables

Even the most experienced veg growers can end the season with an excess of one or more types of vegetable.

Alan shows how to keep your tender plants safe

Tender perennials are becoming increasingly popular for adding an exotic touch to beds and borders.
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Alan shows how to make a leafmould

Don’t miss out on nature’s free bounty at this time of year, says Alan Titchmarsh, as he explains how to turn autumn leaves into magical leafmould.
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Alan's shows how to get baskets of winter colour

In many ways hanging baskets look their most impressive in winter when the rest of the garden is in deep hibernation.
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Alan shows how to grow your own manure

Growing a green manure on vacant soil after the crops have been harvested is a brilliant, traditional, organic method of improving your soil.
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Alan explains how to plant daffodils

As summer turns into autumn, it’s an ideal time to plan and plant your spring- flowering displays with bedding.
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